UK supermarkets create 200,000 tonnes of food waste

// Own-brand products make up over 72% of all edible surplus food in the UK

Supermarkets have come under fire for wasting up to 200,000 tonnes of food after restricting which suppliers can access the surplus, food distribution charities have revealed.

Independent charities under the Xcess network have claimed that they struggle to receive unwanted edible food from processors and manufacturers due to supermarket’s rules on own-brand products.

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